“The most important thing you can do for your skin is help it in stimulating collagen: this will help to prevent sagging, loss in elasticity and wrinkles,” says Carrie Gross, co-founder of Dr Dennis Gross Skincare, the brand she created with her husband Dr Dennis Gross 24 years ago. The couple share their skincare tips, including ways to stimulate collagen, below:
Vitamin C is key
“It’s an active that you should use in the morning to protect your skin from free radicals in the environment and from pollution,” Gross explains, adding that free radicals break down collagen fibres. “As we age we produce less collagen and the collagen we do produce becomes weaker. Vitamin C helps create stronger and better quality collagen; it also increases its volume, which is why you should think about starting to use it from the age of 20.” In Carrie’s view, vitamin C is as necessary to your skincare routine as SPF.
What about eye cream?
“The area around the eye is normally the first to show signs of ageing,” she says. “There are many muscles around the eye and when we talk and use expression, they affect that skin. Cheeks, on the other hand, have no sebaceous glands and therefore only need to be moisturised to prevent wrinkles.” From your early twenties, she advises using a sunscreen in the morning and a serum and an eye cream at night.
It’s in the genes
“Does your mother have a tendency to develop hyperpigmentation? If this is the case you will need to be especially careful in the sun and consider using vitamin C,” explains Gross. “During adolescence, washing your face in the morning and at night is enough; just remember to add sunscreen.” According to Gross, it’s important to teach young people these basic habits so they learn to be consistent with their skincare, which they can add to little by little over time.
Less is more
When it comes to preserving our skin’s collagen and preventing ageing, less is more, says Dr Gross. “It’s better to use gentle ingredients and actives on a daily and consistent basis than to use a strong active, such as retinol, on an ad hoc basis; you get better benefits that way,” explains Dr Gross, who goes on to say that retinol is not for everyone, as it can cause sensitivity and irritation. “One of the mistakes we make is wanting to achieve benefits with a single product, as if it were a miracle product,” he says. A robust skincare routine that includes carefully considered active ingredients, and crucially, SPF, is key.
This article first appeared on Vogue.es
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